82 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



now obtaining in England have raised ordinary 

 passenger fare about 50% and assume dogs would 

 also be charged extra. Ordinarily the fare from 

 Oxford to London (about 55 miles) is two shillings 

 or under fifty cents. If your brother sailed from 

 London he could take the dog in a taxi without 

 extra charge. If from Liverpool the rate might 

 be $1.50 or if from Southampton 60 cents, approxi 

 mately. 



"On board ship, a round rate of $2.50 was for 

 merly charged by the steamship people. 



"This may be altered. When once you have 

 your dog on shipboard you are not allowed to keep 

 him but must seek out the ship's butcher who will 

 look after him. As most of these men are sports 

 men in a mild way they get fond of their charges. 

 The writer has never seen a dog of his looking any 

 the worse for the trip except they may err on the 

 high side by reason of little exercise and high liv 

 ing. For this care the butcher should get a couple 

 of dollars. 



"As to the choice of bird dog in England, that 

 depends entirely on the type of shooting. A 

 pointer is sometimes called a ' fortnight dog.' 

 By this is meant that he is most useful during the 

 first two weeks of the partridge season (Sept. 1 



